Digital Platforms

Universal Avenue, a network of freelance Brand Ambassadors, has announced a new 5 million dollar funding round led by Northzone or Salesforce Ventures. Universal Avenue, a mixture of personal network marketing and sales, gives brands access to a global on-demand sales force. The new Swedish platform allows users, or Brand Ambassadors, to act as local sales representatives on a freelance basis- …

Welcome to the second chapter in the story of Danish company Planday and their attempt to gain a foothold in the United States – a true adventure,  controlled with a heavy hand by Danish-owned Lemonsqueeze, whose specialty is helping European companies to gain traction and scale their business in the US market. Last week, the company underwent an onboarding process …

One of the biggest payment companies in Sweden, Bambora, has bought the Norwegian startup dSAFE. dSAFE was created in 2009 in Trondheim by four engineers and has now more than 5000 customers in the North, such as XXL sport & Villmark, Bunnpris, Expert, Gmax, and Euronics. “From the beginning our main focus has been to offer the best possible experience …

Co-founder and former COO Patrick Lund has replaced Jens Reimer Olsen as the CEO of Graduateland, Europe’s largest career network for students and graduates. “The timing is just right,” says Jens Reimer Olesen. With the launch of their new business, Ontame.io, a system that helps recruiters use analytics to gain a deeper understanding of job applicants, the two co-founders of …

The new Danish platform Praice received an investment of one million from four private investors, including former Endomondo co-founder Christian Birk. The platform Praice caters to companies and job seekers. In addition to a normal CV and letter of motivation, job-seekers can have a social profile based on their network. The Danish-developed platform has landed four private investors, who will …

Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, integrates social content into your website to create a lively feel. This article was originally posted on Startup Iceland. I first met Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, the founder of Tagplay, when she was doing her documentary called the Startup Kids. What really impressed me was how Sesselja and her friend, Vala Halldorsdottir, had bootstrapped and created …

Establish a solid, sustainable business in the United States in just 30 days! This is the challenge the Danish startup Planday have given themselves –  look over their shoulders and experience their 30-day voyage ‘over there’.   Each year, many Danish companies try to put down roots in the US market, but only a few succeed in this mission. What is …

Per Emanuelsson, co-founder of Soundtrap, is building an easy-to-use online recording studio. Originally published in #NordicMade magazine While there is no standard recipe for success, one thing is clear: success typically comes to those who enjoy what they are doing. Stockholm based entrepreneur Per Emanuelsson is a great example of that. He and his friends and co-founders Björn Melinder, Gabriel …

Thomas Helms, CEO and co-founder of Vaavud, is building a crowdsourced weather platform…a Waze for weather Everyone has experienced a weather forecast that did not quite hold true and experienced how it can ruin everything from picnics to a wedding party. The wind meters developed by Danish startup Vaavud aim to fix that problem. Vaavud is a crowdsourced weather service …

Gulnaz Khusainova, founder of EasySize, uses big data to know your body size better than you do. Originally written in #NordicMade Magazine, August 25th, 2015. The Nordic countries are booming with fashion technology startups like Son of A Tailor, Miinto, Fits. me, The Cloakroom, Heelosophy or EasySize. EasySize is the Copenhagen-based, data-driven technology startup that digs into online-retailers databases to …